Re:Its the Sugar, Folks (2013)
by andi999 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @04:43AM
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I remember when talking to another tourist in Japan, he was like: this food is all crap, it is mostly carbohydrates. Nowadays I think, it probably doesnt matter what you eat, but how much.
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Re:Its the Sugar, Folks (2013)
by wombatmobile on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @05:25AM
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It does matter. 1 calorie from sugar is more fattening than other calorie sources because your body metabolises sugar directly to fat.
You can see this in action with this procedure (or thought experiment):
1. Lose most of your belly fat so that you look thin.
2. Eat a tub of ice cream. Do this for two nights. You’ll see a lump on your belly. It is 4 pounds of new fat. That won’t happen if you replace ice cream with the same weight of fruit.